inside this issue
SEPTEMBER 1 - 8, 2011
14
opinion:
4 Letters
Wiz Khalifa
returns to
Eugene
9 Slant
news :
7 Briefs
Connect to Fun!
Are you ready for Duck football?
cover story :
11 A Cut Above
You are if you
have your
UO Season
Shuttle Pass!
arts &
entertainment:
14 Calendar 22 Nightlife
18 Galleries 24 Books
19 Movies
25 Wine
20 Music
etc:
26 Classifieds 30 Personals
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EDITORIAL
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Editor Ted Taylor News Editor Alan Pittman
Reporter Camilla Mortensen
Theater & Film Editor Rick Levin
Music & Visual Arts Editor Dante Zuñiga-West
Calendar Editor/Staff Writer Shannon Finnell
Contributing Editor Anita Johnson
Contributing Writers Sara Brickner, Amanda Bedortha,
Brett Campbell, Rachael Carnes, Ulrick Casimir, Rachel
Foster, Anna Grace, Andrew Hitz, Kate Loftesness, Bronwynn
Manaois, Zanne Miller, Mary O’Brien, Brian Palmer, Aaron
Ragan-Fore, Vanessa Salvia, Philip Shackleton, Sally Sheklow,
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National Sales Manager Rob Weiss
Display Marketing Consultant Sharon Burnett
Classifi ed Manager Jayme Fuller
Classifi ed Mktg Consultant Jennifer Donohue
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BUSINESS
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